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Criminalize vs Criminalized - What's the difference?

criminalize | criminalized |

As verbs the difference between criminalize and criminalized

is that criminalize is to make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban while criminalized is (criminalize).

criminalize

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(criminaliz)
  • To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

    • Derived terms

    * decriminalize * recriminalize

    criminalized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (criminalize)

    • criminalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (criminaliz)
  • To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

    • Derived terms

    * decriminalize * recriminalize